Right wing westerners feel alienated in domestic politics and see Russia exemplify values they held. They see no hope of enforcing their value at home without force. They rather Russia win and beat up their 'oppressors' than letting their domestic enemies win. And maybe in that process, they can retake politics from humiliated domestic opponents.It's not just about being white. The populist right is sympathetic to Russia because they're also majority Christian and tend to be conservative pro-fossil fuels / anti-"green agenda", pro family values / anti-"woke", pro-autarky / anti-"globalist", etc. China OTOH doesn't engage in these cultural wars.
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